Compassion and cruelty

I went outside with the pups. I looked up because I heard a scream. And there was my neighbors dog lying in the road. His tail was wagging. Car, my neighbor ran across the road and scooped up his puppy. I ran in to call to find out where we could take the dog, Michael grabbed his keys. Cars in both directions pulled over and people offered to help. The driver was long gone. He had sped away.

The pain and agony in Cars voice as he yelled for people to leave him alone. The kind vet tech on the phone giving me directions. I handed my husband the phone number in case he needed it and he left to go pick up Car and Pedro. I went across the alley and his wife clung to me in tears.

A young couple were there to help. The girl was helping Car to the car. The young man was on the phone probably with the same kind vet tech. There was blood all over Car but the pup was alert, he was panting but seemed ok.

I just held on to Eve as they sped away. My husband parked and came over. He told her that if they needed help paying for the vet we would do that. More neighbors came over. A young girl was sitting in a car crying, wanting to know what she could do to help.

The police came and took a report. The officer said his partner was looking for the red truck that sped away. He took statements from all of the people that had stopped.

Their son came soon after and his mom clung to him barely able to stand up. He was going to go over to the hospital to be with his dad and the dog. But they would be back.

With hugs and tears we told them to let us know if there was anything we could do. Anything.

We weren't in the mood to eat but I made dinner anyway. A double batch. I took half over to our neighbor. Car was home. I asked how the pup was and he pointed to the fresh dirt mound with the squeaky monkey sitting on top. I gave him a hug, more tears, and dinner. He thought it smelled wonderful and there was a smile on his face. Through all that, he managed a smile on his face.

Today I saw the best and worst in mankind. I saw compassion. I saw people who no longer cared about where they were going or what they were doing. They just wanted to be there for support.

I trust the Karma Cow now to set things right. Go after that driver in the red truck oh great Karma Cow. Please......................

Happy Friday Dance!

This is a TGIF sort of day.

It is simply gorgeous outside. The perfect day to not be inside. In other words, the perfect day to not be at work.

Sigh.....................

So, since I am stuck here I will make a random list of favorite things:

Puppy Kisses
Hubster Kisses
Oreo Cookies
Steak from a charcoal grill
Or Hamburgers for that matter,
Or hot dogs
So how about anything cooked on a charcoal grill
Cold glass of milk
Baileys on the rocks
Sunshine
Soft cool breezes
Thunderstorms
Mountain air
Mountain scenery
A cabin in the woods
A cabin by the lake
The cardinals in my yard
A kitty in the window
Driving with the windows down
Singing at the top of my lungs
The sound of water
Reading by the ocean
Reading by a stream
Reading by a lake
Drinking ice cold water
My pillow
My bed
A warm blanket
Cold night air
The smell of coffee
The first sip of coffee
Apple pie hot from the oven
Corn on the cob
Holding my hubster's hand while I fall asleep
The feel of Sophie as she sleeps against my leg
Max sighing from down below
The excitement Lily and Caleb have when they first see me in the morning
Socrates sleeping
Slipping my feet into a sexy new pair of shoes
Freshly painted toes
Wiggling in the grass
Lilacs
Roses
Gardenias
A yard filled with daisies

Have wonderful weekends everybody!

Hugs to all

Make the most of a craptacular day

So, I was a little lot cranky yesterday and so was Girl J. To alleviate that we went out for the evening. Shopping of course. What else do girls do???

First up: Kohls. And boy did I find a sexy little dress. It makes me quite boobalicious. I bought the dress but plan to put lace or something across the front. Just a little, but as it is now I am leaving NOTHING to the imagination. But the dress was fabulous and really inexpensive so I figure it was worth the sewing I would have to do.

After that of course we went to DSW and I found these:













They are SO comfortable.

DSW is located in a pretty cute little shopping center. So of course we walked around. Ann Taylor was having a fabulous sale - extra 40% off clearance. I found a black skirt and a cute black tank top. I really needed to get a nice business style black skirt because the one I have got some bleach on it. :-(. And the tank, well, it was cute - the top is all crocheted lace, and it is made out of the softest freak'n material. I couldn't walk away from it. Too comfortable.

Aside from shopping I do have to share a funny. We had pretty good thunder storms yesterday so I knew when I got home that Lily would be a basket case. She was. She panted and paced around my feet all night. I bent down to pet her and she got really scared and pee'd. But then, she looked up at me, got a big smile on her face and sat pretty for me. Right down in the pee puddle. And she swished and wagged her tail through it - cause she was SO happy to be getting love from mom. I quick scooped her up and put her in the kitchen sink to clean her up. Laughing the entire time. I wish you could have seen how pretty she sat for me in that puddle. That little peanut just makes me smile.

People tell us how good we are for the dogs and how lucky they are to have adopted us but I gotta tell you, Michael and I are the lucky ones. They fill every single day of our lives with love and laughter.

Hump Day Ramblings Grumblings

It's hot

Yesterday I was a sweaty dripping mess working out in the yard.

Blech

But between working out and doing yard work I was wired! WIRED! I couldn't sleep.

My brain was going 1000 miles a second. My eyes were wide open.

That is until about 5 this morning. Then I could sleep.

Grrrrrrrr

I say again Grrrrrrr

So, since I'm half asleep and in a slightly foul mood I will stop talking and show you some pictures:

This is Cassandra and Tinker snoozing in the guest room

Socrates crashed out in my chair

Shasta Daisy

Cone Flowers

Rock'd and Tagged

Tink gave me a Rock'n Girl award. Thank You!

And Tory tagged me for this Meme - so here goes
Rules:
1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.

4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

8 Things:

1. I used to have to wrap my toes because my little toe was growing kinda crooked toward the other toes rather than straight out. Apparently I wasn't very cooperative because on my left foot my toe smushes over toward the others. Maybe it just doesn't like being on the end.

2. I once ran off with a complete stranger to San Francisco

3. I once spent a summer with my best friend and two strangers we met across the river. She and I had gone wandering around the Pennsylvania/Jersey border and met these two guys in our wanderings. We ended up spending the rest of the summer with them.

4. My friend Susie and I went to Philadelphia to see A-Ha in concert. We became friends with the guy that was sitting next to us in the theater. We spent that summer talking on the phone with him and writing back and forth.

5. Apparently one thing about me is that I have made some interesting friendships with complete strangers. No set-ups, no mutual friends. Just random meetings.

6. Actually, one of the best weekends of my life was with a friend that I really didn't know all that well. We worked together but on opposite ends of the country. I think we had only met once in person before running off for a weekend. To this day he is one of my best friends. And I love him very much.

7. I have memories that will keep me smiling all the way to old age. Memories that I can cling to and hold on to that make me feel beautiful, and special, and unique, and the center of the universe, even if it was only for a moment.

8. I don't like tomatoes - or fish, or seafood, or anything that comes out of the water.

9. I wish I had wings.

10. I break the rules

I tag: Anyone that wants to play.

Weekend Recap

Saturday was a good day home with the pups and the hubster. We put together our new elliptical machine that we got. It was quite the project. But when we were done we had no left over parts and the machine worked!

We also watched The Lake House - We had set out to watch a different movie, The Ice Harvest, but when we popped it into the DVD player it wouldn't play. Turns out the DVD was cracked.
Sigh..................It's bound to happen with the mail order DVD service once in a while. Anyway, The Lake House wasn't too bad. It was a little slow so we actually watched portions of the movie in fast forward. But, it was a sweet romance.

Sunday I got up early and Girl J and I went up a bit north to see my brother and sister-in-law. They live in San Jose but were out here for a wedding. It was a nice drive up. A little over 2 1/2 hours. We picked up Marc and Elizabeth and headed out. Basically that part of the state is all about outdoor recreation so there isn't a lot to do if you aren't going to boat or fish. But we wandered down the road a bit and decided to walk around the little town of Nisswa.

And we had a blast. We browsed all the little gift shops, had some lunch and followed that up with ice cream. We were also able to hook up with Girl J's cousin. She lives in the area so she came down to the ice cream shop and visited with us. Then some more wandering and shopping. The thing that amazed me about their little downtown shopping district is that from the outside the shops look like tiny little small town boutiques. But it is so deceiving. The shops are huge. The buildings go much farther back than the facade lets on. So we were constantly amazed at how much there was to look at every time we walked into a different store.

After that we dropped off M&E at the home of a family member and then headed back down to the cities. And it was a very busy drive home. I never knew so many people go out of town for the weekend. The roads were really crowded. On the way back we stopped and met Girl J's step daughter for dinner. It was a little more than the half way point so it was a perfect break. Then home we went.

When I got home the hubster told me that Lily pretty much spent her entire day staring at the front door waiting for me to come home. I felt a little guilty but also enormously glad that she loves her mom so much. We worked so hard to get her to this point it just did my heart good to hear she not only feels safe but loves us as much as we love her.

The hubster also bought a truck load of mulch. Lost of gardening to do now! I need to clean up the gardens so we can put down the mulch. It has worn down to dirt in a few places so it's time to load the yard back up. About every other year or so we have to do this. Last year we just spot mulched so this is the year for the "hard" work.

But our yard never looks better than after a brand new fresh layer of mulch. And the flowers are growing so well this year it should look spectacular when we are done. And I will take lots of pictures.

Flower Child

I would have been a great hippie

I think I could have easily embraced a nomadic lifestyle.

All my possessions in my van

Flowy cotton clothing

Sandals and little sunglasses

Dancing to the rhythms of life

I could have wandered

Lived in different towns

Stayed in some, moved on in other's

Read endlessly

Or discussed peace and love

No thoughts of violence

Except where the gov't was concerned

And then fighting for what I believed in

Having the will to stand up to everything that was wrong with the world

Bravely facing down and questioning authority

And when it was done, heading back on the road

Making love and dancing

Yes, I could have been a hippie